Designed for use in the home, this booklet describes how someone can be taught how the alphabet works; that is, by decoding the ABC's into spoken language. Among the steps to decoding discussed in this booklet are these: (1) teaching the sounds of individual letters; (2) teaching the different sounds of the vowels; (3) sounding out little words; (4) teaching diphthongs; and (5) dealing with exceptions in the English language. The booklet concludes with suggestions on appropriate reading materials. (RS)